Prosecutors are able to more effectively put away violent offenders, and stop wasting time on drug offenders. Less profits for prison builders and drug dealers. Sales of zingers and chocolate milk skyrockets
Current gangs licensed for tax collection, hence employed, loss of welfare and public assistance, collapse of the public assistance infrastructure, mass hysteria.
Reduction in consumption in prescription pain meds; therefore reducing big pharma profits… therefore increased lobbying the DEA to go enforce federal laws instead of state laws… civil war of states rights ensues…
Prescription drug companies lose billions in profit and doctors don’t get to use their corporate jets to fly to their corporate mansions in Florida for free.
Farmers plow their corn fields under, plant cash crop. Only corn left used to meet ethanol production mandates. CAFO cattle starve. Food shortage leads to rioting and domestic deployment of US troops. Police state ensues, backed by 2012 NDAA sanctioned indefinite detention of enemy combatants in war on terror.
Meanwhile Monsanto engineers pot eating cow, and pesticide resistant pot. Patents both pot and cow. Owns entire food system.
Dick Cheney crosses the rubicon, er, Delaware into washington with legions of lawyers and executives in tow. Declares himself perpetual president.
Oops. I guess libertarians were wrong. Legalizing drugs would lead to a breakdown in our society.